KeithH
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Stacey, thanks for the explanation. I am not one of those PCM bashers, but since Sony and Philips are trying to distinguish SACD by the DSD encoding scheme, I would think that there would be impetus to develop a DSD-based bass management scheme. Could one be developed? In any event, I suppose 32/88.2 PCM isn't bad.
I agree that the James Taylor Hourglass SACD sounds great. The SACD is definitely better than the CD. As a result, I do not dismiss SACDs of PCM recordings out of hand, though some folks do.
As for lossy compression, I guess we might see future SACD players with some sort of decoding chip. I certainly hope that lossy compression does not catch on with SACD. Oh well. Just give me a stereo SACD track (full resolution), and I could care less what else is on the disc.
I agree that the James Taylor Hourglass SACD sounds great. The SACD is definitely better than the CD. As a result, I do not dismiss SACDs of PCM recordings out of hand, though some folks do.
As for lossy compression, I guess we might see future SACD players with some sort of decoding chip. I certainly hope that lossy compression does not catch on with SACD. Oh well. Just give me a stereo SACD track (full resolution), and I could care less what else is on the disc.